Tuesday 30 June 2020

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Captain Beefheart - "Further than we've gone"



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Monday 29 June 2020

THE DUKES OF THE ORIENT ARE BACK

... with “ASIA Featuring John Payne,” a band that continued on after ASIA keyboardist Geoff Downes left the band to re-form the original 1982 lineup.

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LEONARD COHEN: The song Joni Mitchell wrote to say goodbye to his love story with Leonard Cohen

In addition to the great friends and collaborators, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell has had a short history, the end of which took the canadian singer ...

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FRANK ZAPPA: Hitherto unreleased


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+CHRIS SQUIRE: The making of Chris Squire's Fish Out Of Water

The late Yes bass player Chris Squire's 1975 album Fish Out Of Water is regarded as one of the best solo albums by the band. Shares. Chris Squire.

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RICK WAKEMAN: Hopes that coronavirus will see the end of Wet marketS

Rick Wakeman hopes coronavirus ends wet markets
Rick Wakeman hopes that the coronavirus pandemic lead to the end of wet markets. The keyboardist believes the global health crisis will stop people ...

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JON ANDERSON: More on his new single

Jon Anderson shares video for new track Where Does Music Come From
Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson releases video for his track Where Does Music Come From - taken from his album 1000 Hands. Shares ...

YES Founding Member JON ANDERSON Releases New Single "WDMCF"
Legendary Yes singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jon Anderson has released "WDMCF", the third single off of his highly-anticipated ...

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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: I Call Your Name (Remastered 2009)



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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


 Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY ON VAUDEVILLE
a staged miracle during a Great Depression
which is no longer in evidence
even with millions unemployed
and many simply dying (most still elders)
it occurred to me=THIS ENTIRE CULTURE IS GONE!
Same revelation when watching the newly colorized GREAT WAR
Every single person in every frame has passed from us
Now i do not know if this will be a GREAT PANDEMIC
nor if the casualty lists will topple TWO WORLD WARS
or the economics beat THE GREAT DEPRESSION
But shards of that culture still lodge in my brain
Stories of Depression glassware @auction
Newspaper wallpaper and stuffed in holey shoes
None of us aware of how GREAT PUBLIC WORKS
solved both poverty and despair.Songs of that time were cheerful and bright.
Musicals prospered.Soup kitchens and community co-operation
When one's private world is tyranny,remind oneself of the transitory-
how Mussolini died,and Hitler-even when their Fascism and Nazism
resurrected in the households of our time.This is why statues must change,
and accountability for personal and collective violence becomes a theme for 2020.
Even when we know-the children of our times-may not have seen any of these-documentaries

Sunday 28 June 2020

RICK WAKEMAN: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Secret History of Prog-Rock Icon Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman at the Wembley Arena, in London, for The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table on June 1,1975.By ...

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Healing Hymn - Gracious Spirit, of thy goodness

Being Sunday I always post sacred music. The name of the deity may change, or even the deity Him/Herself but the spirit remains the same.

JOHN LENNON: The story of Imagine

... art) Klaus Voorman on bass, Nicky Hopkins on piano, and all of Alan White, Jim Keltner and Jim Gordon on drums plus King Curtis on saxophone.


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JON ANDERSON NEW SINGLE

YES vocalist Jon Anderson however tries to answer it using a different, albeit easier, route. His new single and video incorporates eons and eons of ...
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Friday 26 June 2020

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

AS WE ARE STILL LEARNING

Steam train to hyperlinks.Quantum healing to ancient wounds.
Cloth bandages in a  disposable world.Grief and loss and tears.
Those departed and departing.Their attitudes/acceptance.
Those in Rest Homes with no visitors.Writers with no audience.
Now you begin to notice-miracles (small)surrounding you.
Drink mornings in as elixir and as tonic.Sleep deep siestas.
Wake moon changes and star pilgrimages.Loss changes clothes
and becomes chameleon.You transform into mutating Being.
All verbs and participles over dull nouns and personal pronouns.
Your life sentences no more clauses-more exclamation marks
Excitement!Exhilaration!Energies!Elastic now your time span
bridging moments you once regarded as isolates.You are One
and @One.Rivers run through you.FLOW WITH THIS!(it will sustain you..

A Change in Values

"The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently." ~ Pema Chödrön

That's when I realized that I had to do something. My mother did a lot extraordinary things for others. Hundreds of people showed up to her funeral and said the same thing: 

"She did so much for me. She cooked all my favorite foods." 

So much of Mom's life was about doing things for others and keeping them happy, but she sacrificed her own needs in the process.

I had subconsciously imbibed my Mom's values.


1. Gratitude Prayer

Instead of wasting my time thinking about the pain of who didn't show up during my family's critical moments, I started focusing on those who were around. 

People went out of their way to support my family and me. 

By focusing on the positive and bowing my head with gratitude, my life started to feel fuller and enriched.


2. Adjust Your Attitude & Expectations

Truth is: people will disappoint.

Truth is: we have all disappointed someone.

Truth is: when we do things for others, we shouldn't have expectations attached to them. You can't change people but you can change your attitude.


3. Learn to Say No

If others take us for granted, we have allowed them to do so. 



I grew up in a giving and nurturing family.

Over-extending and ignoring my own needs, and that's the way I knew how to love and give attention. Being able to say "no" in the right situation can be empowering. 

You start to respect yourself more.


4. Practice Self-care

It's important to ask yourself what you need. I need 7 hours of sleep and some alone time every day to reflect. I am a better and more compassionate person. 

Also, I don't like wasting my time with dishonest and self-centered relationships.

Because I am passionate and authenticity is extremely important to me, the negative conversations stay with me. 

So, to the extent possible, I remain mindful of whom I surround myself with.


5. Build Boundaries

We don't always get to pick who stays in our life. Also, a lot of us are uncomfortable with being mean. 

But, we always have the option of not allowing certain people into our inner space. 

Add some distance. You have to protect yourself and your magic.


6. Practice Forgiveness

The Yoga Sutras say that to deal with difficult people, you needn't accept their behavior. 

But by forgiving and detaching from them, we stop obsessing about their behavior.

Doing so creates space for you in your life. 

Think of it, why should any of us waste our precious life thinking about those who hurt us?


7. Let Go

Some relationships are not meant to be. Stop chasing people. 

Stop trying to win the affection of those who emotionally exhaust you. Stop adding intention to other people's actions. 

Once you let go, you automatically start to acknowledge all the good in your life. So much of what we become is what our mind tells us, right?


8. Stop Victimizing Yourself

We are responsible for our lives. Don't blame others when things go wrong. Don't assume the world owes you anything. 

Look inward for strength and you'll be amazed. 

We are a lot stronger and more capable than we allow ourselves to believe.

STEVE HOWE NEWS

Steve Howe's Headlands
Available in various formats, Love Is features Howe on lead vocals, assorted guitars, keyboards and percussion, plus Yes vocalist Jon Davison on ...

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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles – Hey Jude (remastered 2009)




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LEONARD COHEN: Live in London, 2008

Watch Leonard Cohen perform 'So Long, Marianne' live in London, 2008
When Leonard Cohen made his highly anticipated return to the live arena after a prolonged absence even he was surprised by the level of ...

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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


 Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

VEGETABLES HAVE RIGHTS

PLANTS HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS/FEELINGS

LET THEM BE MUSIC!
You can listen to the music of the plants themselves
or serve them up a dose of string quartet
Either way=communication!
Everyone is conscious
Plants grow in soil
Our bones will join them
in root understanding
of cycles and beginnings..


Thursday 25 June 2020

JON ANDERSON INTERVIEW

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Anderson, the lead singer of the progressive rock group Yes, chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about ...

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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Barbara Dickson - January, February


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TWO STORIES ABOUT LEONARD COHEN

Leonard Cohen delivered just such an update on his 1988 classic “Everybody Knows,” a song that was thrillingly comprehensive in its overview then ...


Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell have both written some of the most striking heartbreak songs of all time. Given their penchant for pouring unrelenting ...

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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"


UNWRITTEN! UNREAD
ALL THAT YOU EVER DID
It sings for you like candles in a church
It lingers in the lost archives of friendship
with those who hold you in their heart
because the wake you left allowed others to canoe
because you broke bread and the ice,to smile more
and all the horrors stayed,too
They enjoy pain,suffering ,abasement
You want to let them go!-to release them
but they are stubborn lovers.They sleep with you 
and will not allow divorce.You wonder why parents
reincarnate in children and their reaction formations.
Why your world is not tattoos and skin modifications.
For every OCCUPY-an EXTINCTION REBELLION..
"Be @peace"your children say"We are finding our own way home"
Like how you left once,and did not return.We are all learning.

Wednesday 24 June 2020

HAWKWIND Vs THE ANGRY BRIGADE

Hawkwind's single Urban Guerrilla was meant to propel them into the charts. Then the Angry Brigade showed up. Shares. Hawkwind in December ...

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...BECAUSE SOME OF US THINK THAT THIS STUFF IS IMPORTANT
What happens when you mix what is - arguably - the world's most interesting record company, with an anarchist manic-depressive rock music historian polymath, and a method of dissemination which means that a daily rock-music magazine can be almost instantaneous?

Most of this blog is related in some way to the music, books and films produced by Gonzo Multimedia, but the editor has a grasshopper mind and so also writes about all sorts of cultural issues which interest him, and which he hopes will interest you as well.